New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-14
DAYS OF REST IN SARATOGA.
rHr CHAT OF MEN OF NATIONAL REPUrE.
sxNAroR EvARTs ON THE PRESIDENT AND THE
GRAND ARNY-EDwARD LAUTERBACH CON
CERNING THE NEW SHIPS

CEkNlNG THE NEW
SARATOGA, July Is. The exercises at the opening
of tho summer school 1t Round Lake prou@
Eyarts and ex-senator NJ Her here Yesterday. Mr.
Eyarts came over from Windsor. his Vermont sum-
mer homo. where he has been enjoying himself almost
constantly s,noe ths Senate adjourned ne SAYS IL
A. too hot to talk politics, but when asked what no
thought OF the Presidents situation wthregard to the
(}r.nI Arm, his dignity melted into an evident
chuckle and he said Ehe President appears to DO
pitching about in a heavy sea. The breaking waves
dash high, 80 to speak. wonder why he was SO
but guess | wod,d better not talk about 1t. The
place for mo to citicsS him 10 on the floor Oh the
Sen ,te rather than here"
.Do you think there will be an extra session 7" l
inquired
aNo, think not" replied the Senator. Nor do
think there is any why the President should
call one. notice that many Western and Southern
politicians are demanding one but don't believe the
coun ry generally desires any more Congressional
agitation OF financial and commercial questions"
Senator Miller is reticent There is Levi p. Morton
there" be said last night pointing to the spot
on the piazza of tue United States Hotel where Mr.
Morton and Senator Evarts with several ladies were
sitting listening to the music OF Stubs band. lie
has just returned from Mr. Arkers tes-party ana no
knows all about It, lea has become the inspiring
beverage for statesmen. drink only water ana
man can't know much water Do l think kepub-
Jican prospect. good for the fall Yes do but
they might be better We have . WHY adversary In
this State who hiss obtained good grip on ts affairs.
and he don't me n 10 relinquish 1t just yet"
Edward Launrbach is spending several days here
He is much delighted with his partners, Judge
Hoadly and Mr.. johnson. Tho firm name is Hoadly,
Lauterbach g. johnson. Mr.. Lauterbsch says that
his subway company 10 now in excellent shape. and
makes the cheering promise that before the next SNOW
falls many hundreds OF miles Of conduit will be laid
IN Sew-York and the wires depo-itsd In them.
have had talk with Mayor Hewitt since have
been up here" he Continued. and think he will
afford US every assistance All necessary legislation
was conceded by the last Legislature our coutract
vss declared valid and we are beginning our work
uuder circumstances that promise we'll. 1t won't DO
our fault If all the wires are not quickly under
ground"
Mr.. Lauterbacn is preparing to place the Admins
traton at Washington in dilemma. AS counsel for
the Pacific Msi Stea nship Company he 10 going to
give the Government the option OF allowing the SOM
pany decent and equitable compensation tor mail
transportation ut driving 1t to the Clyde tor It's
new transpsoi6o ships. The Canadian Paoino Rail-
road has recently put three new aud elegant steam
sbps upon its Chinese route. the American terminus
of which is at Vancouver This is shorter route to
China tba an the Pacific Mais The road has also the
advantage of large subsidy. A dividend has been
guaranteed its stockholders TOR three years. besides
which it receives 100000 year from the Canad an
and British Governments AT first Mr. Lauter-
bach said this vigorous opposition looked alarming,
but it doesnt seem to have damaged either orr bus
ness or that OF the Occidental and Oriental Line which
Is the Central Paciios route to the East II has
secured some OF the trade and that class OF 6as
ness which used to 60 by the sailing vessels At
tbe same time the Pacific Mail felt it desirable to In
crease it's facilities aud it determined aud Is now
ready to build two ships Of the first quality 1t
only waits know what tile Administration Is gong
to do 80 as decide whether can afford 10 bud the
new ships at Chester or Philadelphia ana So them
under the American flag, whether IL is 10 be COM
pelled BIZ oar Government to spend its money on tue
Clyde and to sail vessels under the British
Gag As matter OF economy it would be desirable
Tor Us to build the boats abroad. They are TO be
heavily plated and to have triple expansion engines
Here they would cost at least 81 .O0O.OOO We
could get them in England tor 100000 But we
are quito willing undergo the additional eApt nse OF
1850 600 and to build them under the direction of
the Secretary of ar. a. to have them OF the Ut
moet utility to tha Government should occasion ever
arise for their vessels OF war, II only we are
given Just and reasonable compensation tor our work
As mail carriers. We don't demand mnch- We don't
ask any such generous treatment as England Russia,
Germany, Italy. aud France and all the Powers with
,hom the United States Of political equal
aty accord to their merchant marine. We only ask
that the Government shall rise to the dignity and
standing of a fourth-rate Power and pay us such
terms 90 the petty little South American Rep bios
pay. Our proposals will be duly presented TO the
Gcysrnmsnt through AIR. Villas The Postmaster
Generals views have m ,terially changed since he
pullihed the act of Congress which gave 10 tn far
compensation. He in favor OF the bill presented
last year which the Sen e promptly assed but wi ich
failed in the Democratic House by ak votes think
he will do even better now"
MrLauterbach did state the facts which encour-
aged him 70 look tor this better treatment An Al
muistratiou 6hoh deliberately broke up the largest
shipyard in America and bapkrUpted Its founder can
soarcey be expec ed 10 much whether he spends
his millions with American workmen and o. h bis
ships under the Stars aId Stripes or whether 20 goes
the Clyde and adopts foreign dag The Pacinc Mail
Company can take this latter coarse II 1t DO 30
minded. A cosstwise vessel sailing only bot cen
American ports must build American ships but thcre
nj vadin IL la
foreign hsrborS
John s. +. Sirsnahan. of Brooklyn. the ex-Bridge
Trustee, is resting here quietly. he eaeacousiy Cd
with reg to the Presidents letter 70 the ST.
Louis veterans, that it 10 awful mistake TOR pub
lie men to talk too much about Themselves" AR.
Htranahan agreee with THE tribune that the time
has come tor making the great Bridge tree to foot
passengers, aud tor taking its control oat OF the
hands of clumsy mission and putting 1t into the
hands the regularly chosen officer. OF the two Cities
In fact hs succeeded 10 passing bill TO THIS enect
paking the Mayors AID Controllers OF Ne~-fork ana
Brooklyn responsible tor ts mana ement. tut Cieve-
land vetoed the bill Mr.. Stranahan says he bas given
up politics altogether. but be added the boys always
come 10 see me when the funds get low"
Among the gueste OF the Grand Unjon IL ID. ID.
Acker the senior partner of Acker Merrali O. Condit
Hc il excellent type of the substantial old fash
Toned New-York merchant. He has beea doing bust
ness on the ssme site in Chambers-st tor hfty-two
years. record hard to beat Mr.. Ack-r pronouncet
business prospects fsir. He has just returned from
the Thoa.snd Islands where he has been @men .m
down few trees aid build lire SIX feet square and
broil their fish Ia the fame. Mr.. Ackcr thinks OF
bringing this schemo TO the attention OF Drlmouico's
Chef, for. he says such splendid dish Is not TO DO
had In New-York.
Mrs. Esther Greeley Cleveland, Horace Greeley's
sster 10 stopping the Columbian with her daughter
and !. naturally the recipient OF much obar mug
social attention.
Hero is an odd story which seems incredible re-
peat 1t only because OF the tom which came
ga man OF the frat prom socially and pots sly
who had last week 10 transact some real %,
tate business In WASHINGTON. He SAYS that several
real esato men told him that President CLEVELAND had
no, paid oent for MS home in Washington, but
that vt had bsen presented to him by persons inter-
estsd in property thereabous hoped by the grace
o. Pres ientia wdersnp to sell much land IN the
Heg borbood When he first heard the story he pooh
poohsd it, but nqniring OF other dealers he found
shat II was generally established as q tact.